Sharp County record., 1887-05-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE wife of Charles Martln, living heal
Grand Rapids, Mich, took R"Rough on
rats" on the Sd, and gave some also 10 ner
two children. She and one OF the chill
dren died.
In the British House Of Commons on the
the Sd another breach-of-privilego ques-
tion was up, John Dillon claiming to have
been slandered by the London Tunes
REPRESENTATIVES, from portions OF MIS-
souri,, Kansas and Iowa, leave Kansas
CITY for San Francisco to attend Inc 4.
NJ C. A. biennial convention on tne lltn'
The coinage of the mints during the
month of April aggregated S5,O43'S9o, Oh
which 5000, 900 was in standard SILVER
dollars.
THE Manchester Eng) exhibition was
opened on the Sd by the Prince OF wales,
who was enthusiastically received. Inc
weather was dull during the opening
ceremonies. ,,.,,,.
Mr.. PARNELL has selected william
O'Brien, editor of the United Ireland, as tne
Home-Rule candidate for Northeast CORK,
TO fill the vacancy IN the House OF Com
mons caused bv the resignation OF Edmund
Leamy, Home Ruler.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was lelt
at Albuquerque, N. NJ, on the Sd, suf1clent
TO stop clocks and cause gas-plpes and
pendant rods to vbrate No damage.
THE Hounslow gunpowder mills at
Hounslow, near London, England, were ae-
stroyed on the Sd by an explosion which
occurred in the milling-room. One man
was killed. Much damage was done TO
the property in the neighborhood. ,
A TERRIBLE marine disaster is reported
from Newfoundland The steamship
John Knox, with all on board-thlrty
souls-sunk during storm on the "a.
In the Wilton County IN. H. house OF
correction, on the Sd, one OF the inmates
in fit of rage attacked one OF the ofncers S
of the institution with file, stabbing him
in the region of the heart making prop
ably fatal wound.
VIM. B. MONTGOMERY private secretary
to the Commissioner of Patents, has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect on
the 18th inst, to enter the customs serv-
ice at Detroit, Mich.
QUEEN KAPIoLANI, Of the Hawaiian
Islands, and party arrived in Washington
on the evening of the 81. They were at
once driven to the Arlington Hotel, where
rooms had been engaged for the entire
party.
FRANK ALFRIEND, Assistant Librarian
of the United States Senate, died in Wash
ington on the 81 of rheumatism OF tne
heart, after short illness. Mr.. Alfriend
was a native of Virginia, and was only re-
Gently appointed to the position which ne
held at the time of his death
The Connellsville Pa.) coke workers
are on strike.
THE Hawaiian Queen called on the
President at the White House on the 4th.
SENATOR CAMDEN has withdrawn from
the senatorial race in West Virginia.
ANNUAL meetings were held on the 4th
at Cleveland, O., of the stockholders OF
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern and
the New York, Chicago & st. Louis rail
roads.
A CoAL-MINE horror is reported from
British Columbia, in which the number OF
dead miners is estimated at hundred and
fifty.
.sTuE London Times Is very mod derate in
its comments on the issue raised Ill
Parliament by John Dillon because OF It's
severe charges against him.
THOMAS B. KERR, who was indicted
Jointly, in New York, with Jacob Sharp
and Jim Richmond, for bribing aldermen,
was thrown from his carriage while drlV'
ing in Central Park on the 4th and was Sc
riously injured
The New Jersey Board of Pardons re
fused to interfere with the death sentence
of George H. Disque, the Hoboken wife
murderer.
JACK DEMPSEY has retired from the fistic
stage, as his arm is declared permanently
injured.
THE striking stove molders at Milwau-
kee, Wis, gave up the fight on the 4th'
and have returned to work on the BOY
cotted St Louis patterns. About three
hundred molders and indirectly several
hundred other men are affected
A wEsT-BoUND emigrant train on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad was derailed
by a broken fange, few miles from
Frederick, Md, on the 4th. Five cars were
badly wrecked and eight or ten OF the
passengers were slightly injured. Travel
was DELAYED for several hours.
COLONEL C. W. BRONSON who arrived at
Denver from Silver Cliff, Col, on the 4th,
reports that town in an increased state OF
excitement over the richest silver discoV-
ery made by the Security Company ever
heard of in that part Of the country.
THE high water in the Delaware river
has broken the iron pipe belonging 10 the
Tidewater Pipe Company that crosses the
river at Martins creek, n j., causing a
heavy loss to the company. Repairs Will
be made as soon as the high water abates,
THE body of Duncan McKinnon was
taken to Eau Claire, Wis, for burial from
Little Jump river on the 4th. He and
eight others were simultaneously struck
by lightning while working on log drive
NICK innon was instantly killed; John Nc
Gregor was probably fatally injured. The
others were stunned, but recovered.
THE Willard Hotel, at Brainard, Mimi,
was discovered on fire on the morning OF
the 4th, and it quickly burned to the
ground The guests barely escaped with
their lives. The hotel and contents were
totally destroyed. 1t was owned by Z. Z.
and F. Kindred and the First National
Bank. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
j. W. BoUGHToN & Co.'s Wood Carpet
factory and Thomas Days Iron foundry,
at Philadelphia, were burned on the
night of the 4th. Loss, 100000; partially
insured. Five firemen were carried down
by falling walls and injured, but not IA
tally.
CLAY Il WooDFoRD, owners OF Runny-
meade stock farm, near Paris, KY, re-
ceived an offer on the 4th of 100000 from
New York parties for their celebrated